Body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 1975
In this study, body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 were measured using a human counter with 21 members of the 16th wintering party. The purposes of these measurements were (1) to observe the radioactive pollution in Japan and Antarctica through the human body, and (2) to estimate the effect...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0ba3bfb1a87f43b5950f0d6ae52eb71b 2023-05-15T13:47:34+02:00 Body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 1975 Mitsumasa Miyashita Yoriko Atomi Keiko Ueda 1977-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15094/00007948 https://doaj.org/article/0ba3bfb1a87f43b5950f0d6ae52eb71b EN JA eng jpn National Institute of Polar Research http://doi.org/10.15094/00007948 https://doaj.org/toc/0085-7289 https://doaj.org/toc/2432-079X doi:10.15094/00007948 0085-7289 2432-079X https://doaj.org/article/0ba3bfb1a87f43b5950f0d6ae52eb71b Antarctic Record, Iss 59, Pp 120-124 (1977) Geography (General) G1-922 article 1977 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15094/00007948 2022-12-31T04:32:25Z In this study, body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 were measured using a human counter with 21 members of the 16th wintering party. The purposes of these measurements were (1) to observe the radioactive pollution in Japan and Antarctica through the human body, and (2) to estimate the effect of the Antarctic living on the body composition. The results obtained in the present study were as follows; 1) The mean value of body burdens of ^<137>Cs increased from 1.20 to 1.69 nCi (p<0.05) in the case of six traverse members of the Yamato Mountains, while there was no significant difference in the case of fifteen base members. 2) The mean value of body weights increased significantly (p<0.01) after the Antarctic living and accordingly the total body potassium increased significantly (p<0.05), while the body fat remained unchanged. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic Yamato ENVELOPE(35.583,35.583,-71.417,-71.417) |
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In this study, body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 were measured using a human counter with 21 members of the 16th wintering party. The purposes of these measurements were (1) to observe the radioactive pollution in Japan and Antarctica through the human body, and (2) to estimate the effect of the Antarctic living on the body composition. The results obtained in the present study were as follows; 1) The mean value of body burdens of ^<137>Cs increased from 1.20 to 1.69 nCi (p<0.05) in the case of six traverse members of the Yamato Mountains, while there was no significant difference in the case of fifteen base members. 2) The mean value of body weights increased significantly (p<0.01) after the Antarctic living and accordingly the total body potassium increased significantly (p<0.05), while the body fat remained unchanged. |
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Mitsumasa Miyashita |
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Body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 1975 |
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Body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 1975 |
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Body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 1975 |
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Body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 1975 |
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Body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition 1975 |
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body burdens of cesium-137 and potassium-40 in twenty-one members of the wintering party of the 16th japanese antarctic research expedition 1975 |
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